Interview: Transforming Leadership to Reshape the Future of Innovation

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If there were ever a time for transformation and innovation, it’s now. But how do you transform leadership? Where do you start?

My friend Braden Kelley and I spent some time exploring how leadership must evolve in an era of AI, disruption, and accelerating change.

If you’re a business leader navigating uncertainty or driving transformation, these insights will challenge your assumptions and help reframe your role in building the future.

Key Takeaways:

 Mindset, imagination, and leadership are innovation’s greatest catalyst — not technology.

 Transformation begins with a “mindshift”: unlearning outdated models and embracing new ways of thinking.

 Leaders must move from reactive to proactive, becoming architects of the future, not just managers of the present.

 Culture is the soil for innovation — leaders must create environments of psychological safety, experimentation, and trust.

 Legacy thinking holds organizations back — especially in times of exponential technological advancement.

 Self-awareness and curiosity are gifts. The best leaders ask better questions, inspiring vision, curiosity, and action in their teams.

Please read and share your ideas and lessons!

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